John Liu

John Chih Liu, PhD, CFA is Chief Executive Officer of Intelluron Corporation. Previously, he held senior executive roles overseeing quantitative research, portfolio management and data science organizations, including as VP of Data Science, Applied Machine Learning at Digital Reasoning Systems, MD of Equity Strategies at the Vanderbilt University endowment, and Head of Index Options Trading at BNP Paribas. He is a frequent speaker and published author on topics including natural language processing, reinforcement learning, asset allocation, systemic risk and EM theory. John was named Nashville's Data Scientist of the Year in 2016, Finalist for Community Leader of the Year in 2018, and Finalist for Innovator of the Year in 2020. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is a CFA Charterholder, advocate for the global data science community and supporter of the International Science and Engineering Fair.